It has been quite a long time since ABTEC4 has had a mention on here (Since 2012 if I remember correctly), so when Ashley mentioned that it was time to upgrade the Car Audio in the little Toyota bB I thought it would be a good time to do a little write up on it! Since starting with ABTEC I have seen a few changes happen to the company vehicles, some of this may or may not have had something to do with me but of late we have had a few discussions of the direction of ABTEC4. Since ABTEC1...
It may surprise you to know that you probably spend as much time in your car as you do in your home. With that in mind, having the right audio system in your vehicle to entertain you is equally as important as your home theatre system. Ashley Burrell of Abtec, and his brother Darryl are celebrating 21 years in business this year and their promise is still the same as it was in the beginning; to satisfy all the their customers so you’ll choose them again with confidence. It as a double celebration with Abtec’s showroom/workshop at 49 Hutt Road...
You’ve got a subwoofer, or you’re thinking about getting one. Great idea. Whether your goal is to build a system with head-turning, ground-pounding bass, or to improve the sound of a low-powered factory system, a sub can do wonders. Providing your sub with the right amount of power is key to getting it to perform properly. Let’s take a look at what to consider when selecting an amp. What’s up with watts? Even if you’re a novice to car sound, you’ve probably heard people talk about watts. Watts are simply a way to measure power. In the same way that...
It was that time of year again, time for the V 4 & Rotary Jamboree Sounds Alive & Extreme Bass Battle Sound Off! Just like last year the weather at Manfield Park was flawless but the turnout was even better with twenty three people this time round! Again we had Aaron & Deirdere running the show allowing Ashley again to roam around with his camera! The morning started well… Well I wasn’t there for the setup (A first in the last couple of years) so when I arrived all I had to do was setup the Term-Lab and after a couple of small...
So you have been thinking about getting a Subwoofer Enclosure made? Well there is a lot more involved in getting one made than slapping some wood together and putting some holes in it. In fact there are so many variables involved that I can not sum it up in one paragraph. (ABTEC’s SPL/SQL Enclosure for ABTEC3) First of all you need to work out what you are looking for when it comes to your bass needs, for a lot of people Pre-fab Enclosures will provide more than enough for their needs. For the rest of us it becomes a little...
Its not very often that I get to compare two different series Digital Designs Subwoofers in the same enclosure yet alone two different 21″ Subwoofers! So when I was asked to do a comparison of the DD-9921 & DD-Z21 (Knowing this meant I got to daily ABTEC1 for some time.) I already knew I couldn’t say no to this! Ok, to start off I have to say that comparing any Subwoofer in the Digital Designs range to a DD-Z is just unfair in my opinion as the DD-Z’s have a very unique clean sound about them. So after the DD-9921...
It was that time again, time for another V 4 & Rotary Sounds Alive Sound Off! And this year in Auckland it was another scorching day with a decent amount of competitors yet again. This time things were changed up a bit giving Ashley time to take more photos and enjoy the event, while Aaron, Deirdere, David, Shane, Leon, Joe and myself took charge of the event! The morning started well with pretty much everybody arriving before 7:30AM, while everybody socialised in the car park I was setting up the dB Drag Trailer & marquee. Once this job was done we...
Since I’ve been apart of ABTEC the one vehicle in the fleet that has been through the most amount of changes would have to be ABTEC1 (Mitsubishi Pajero), so many that I am struggling to remember not what has been in it but what hasn’t from the ABTEC arsenal of sound… So to start this off lets go down memory lane and list some of the set-ups ABTEC1 has ran! The first set-up I remember would be the 4 x Digital Designs DD-SW6.5’s firing out the back of the Pajero & a Digital Designs DD-9512-D2 firing forward just behind the...
It had been quite some time since V4 & Rotary had a dB Drag Event or any event in the South Island, in fact there hasn’t been one since before the Christchurch quakes. With this in mind I think most people were quite excited to be having another event in the South Island and I personally think they couldn’t of chosen a better location, sunny Nelson! Nelson is possibly one of my favourite locations around New Zealand, with its Far-North like sunny weather to the friendly locals makes it an ideal place to host such events or even a get...
